diff --git a/cicd/cicd.sh b/cicd/cicd.sh
index 8097e9c56..1d9ea7fbe 100755
--- a/cicd/cicd.sh
+++ b/cicd/cicd.sh
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@ set -e
 
 python -c "import torch; assert '$PYTORCH_VERSION' in torch.__version__"
 
-pytest -v --durations=10 -n8 --ignore=tests/e2e/ --ignore=tests/patched/ /workspace/axolotl/tests/
+pytest -v --durations=10 -n8 --ignore=tests/e2e/ --ignore=tests/patched/ --ignore=tests/cli /workspace/axolotl/tests/
 pytest -v --durations=10 /workspace/axolotl/tests/e2e/patched/lora_kernels  # running these with the other patches causes a failure
 pytest -v --durations=10 --ignore=tests/e2e/patched/lora_kernels /workspace/axolotl/tests/e2e/patched
 pytest -v --durations=10 -n1 /workspace/axolotl/tests/e2e/solo/
 pytest -v --durations=10 /workspace/axolotl/tests/e2e/integrations/
-pytest -v --durations=10 --ignore=tests/e2e/solo/ --ignore=tests/e2e/patched/ --ignore=tests/e2e/multigpu/ --ignore=tests/e2e/integrations/ /workspace/axolotl/tests/e2e/
+pytest -v --durations=10 /workspace/axolotl/tests/cli
+pytest -v --durations=10 --ignore=tests/e2e/solo/ --ignore=tests/e2e/patched/ --ignore=tests/e2e/multigpu/ --ignore=tests/e2e/integrations/ --ignore=tests/cli /workspace/axolotl/tests/e2e/